Wednesday Word

Almost every church sign says something to the effect of, “Everyone Welcome.” But from my experience, and maybe yours, too, very few churches actually live into that statement. Whether...

I had two conversations recently that touched on community – specifically community in the Church.

What makes a group of people a community? Various things factor into that: a shared vision,...

“We are all visitors now” – Someone Somewhere

I ran across this quote in some Episcopal news article somewhere. I can't remember if it was Episcopal News Service, Vestry Papers,...

“All change brings loss” – The Rev. Joanna White, Canon for Pastoral Services

Mtr. White gave a reflection on grief during the clergy Zoom meeting last week. Out of everything she...

Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his body to be whipped and his face to be spit upon: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that...